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Date ZC Mag Ev % Sydy CA Canb CA Melb CA Hobt CA Notes ------ ---- --- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- ----- Jan 20 1129 5.2 D 99+ 11 39.2 81S 11 36.8 79S 11 32.0 77S 11 43.5 64S (1) Jan 25 1773 5.0 R 76- 14 43.7 18S 14 35.6 5S No Occult No Occult (2) Feb 2 2757 5.0 R 7- 19 14.1 66S 19 12.3 58S 19 07.5 42S 18 58.4 8S (3) Mar 2 2963 5.3 R 11- 17 20.1 81N 17 21.6 87N 17 23.2 83S 17 26.5 70S (4) Mar 4 Venus -3.9 D 5- No Occult No Occult No Occult 0 35.7 -32N (5) Mar 4 Venus -3.9 R 5- No Occult No Occult No Occult 1 29.5 33N (5) Mar 13 847 3.0 D 51+ 10 20.5 54N 10 13.7 59N 10 02.5 64N 10 00.4 74N (6) Mar 23 2133 5.5 R 87- 16 15.5 69S 16 07.9 59S 15 47.9 35S No Occult Mar 23 2141 5.9 R 87- No Occult No Occult No Occult 17 12.7 27N (7) Mar 27 2639 6.0 R 53- 14 52.1 32N 14 56.5 40N 15 02.0 51N 15 13.6 63N Mar 27 2638 5.3 R 53- 15 03.2 64S 15 01.0 55S 14 54.5 37S No Occult Mar 28 2797 2.9 R 43- 16 51.9 47S 16 43.4 32S No Occult No Occult (8) Mar 30 3058 5.8 R 24- 18 37.4 49N 18 38.3 56N 18 38.2 66N 18 47.3 83N Apr 11 1129 5.2 D 49+ 11 51.0 29S 11 56.3 14S No Occult No Occult (1) Apr 24 2746 5.7 R 69- 18 50.3 78S 18 43.1 72S 18 29.5 63S 18 20.2 36S Apr 27 3126 4.3 R 41- 15 52.6 70N 15 53.2 77N 15 53.5 87N 15 58.0 78S Apr 28 3275 6.0 R 30- 20 12.4 77S 20 07.0 74S 19 57.6 69S 19 51.6 44S (9) May 14 1813 5.7 D 85+ 8 21.1 80N 8 20.3 85N 8 18.9 88S 8 31.8 81S (10) May 21 2704 5.9 R 89- 19 24.3 84N 19 19.2 86N 19 09.5 90N 19 04.5 71S (11) May 21 2708 5.9 R 89- No Occult No Occult No Occult 19 20.6 16N May 30 322 5.6 R 10- No Occult No Occult No Occult 19 49.7 16N Jun 13 2133 5.5 D 89+ 13 35.1 68N 13 29.9 75N 13 21.2 86N 13 27.5 78S Jun 18 2759 3.5 R 98- 8 32.9 45N 8 36.6 51N Below Hor 8 48.3 70N (12) Jun 23 3419 4.2 R 64- 14 43.6 77S 14 41.6 72S 14 37.8 63S 14 32.9 38S (13) Jul 19 3256 6.0 R 92- 12 47.7 86S 12 45.3 81S 12 40.8 72S 12 40.3 51S Jul 19 3275 6.0 R 91- 17 57.7 50N 17 51.8 51N 17 40.3 50N 17 46.5 72N Aug 11 2704 5.9 D 88+ 12 50.2 65N 12 43.1 69N 12 30.7 75N 12 31.3 85S (11) Aug 31 1773 5.0 D 5+ 8 22.1 81S 8 20.7 75S 8 18.5 65S 8 21.1 46S (2) Sep 3 2133 5.5 D 28+ 11 01.1 47N 10 56.9 53N 10.49.9 61N 10 43.0 82N Oct 9 3256 6.0 D 84+ 9 15.2 80N 9 10.9 83N 9 02.5 88N 9 08.2 72S (14) Oct 9 3275 6.0 D 85+ 14 29.3 69N 9 14.4 69N 14 16.7 67N 14 06.8 82N Oct 18 946 3.3 R 69- 14 44.1 50S 14 42.9 49S 14 41.4 48S 14 40.3 27S (15) Nov 2 2838 5.6 D 32+ 11 05.3 76S 11 02.1 75S 10 56.0 75S 10 54.1 56S Nov 9 170 6.0 D 93+ 11 39.3 62S 11 33.9 62S 11 24.2 63S 11 34.0 40S Nov 9 192 5.1 D 94+ 16 46.0 86S 16 42.5 84S 16 36.2 82S 16 29.0 72S Nov 28 2635 5.5 D 5+ 9 36.0 66N 9 33.9 67N 9 30.5 69N Daylight (16) Dec 2 3171 3.7 D 34+ 11 25.4 71S 11 22.1 70S 11 15.8 71S 11 11.8 55S (17) Dec 3 3288 5.8 D 42+ 9 09.2 74N 9 03.0 74N Daylight Daylight (18) Dec 4 3419 4.2 D 53+ 12 13.7 63S 12 09.6 62S 12 01.5 63S 11 59.5 47S (13) Dec 13 1161 5.9 R 93- 15 30.8 85N 15 27.2 88N 15 20.2 89S 15 27.0 80S Dec 21 2133 5.5 R 15- 16 46.0 52S 16 46.8 47S Below Hor 16 49.6 24S (19) Dec 21 2141 5.9 R 15- No Occult No Occult 17 19.1 14N 17 36.3 32N (7) Dec 30 3256 6.0 D 18+ 11 04.3 51N 11 01.5 53N 10 57.1 53N 10 44.8 65NNotes to the Table for Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart
(1) 1129 = 63 Gem. Triple star. A mag=5.9, B mag=6.4 at 0.001" and C mag=7.5 at 0.047" (2) 1773 = 16 Vir. Double star. A mag=5.8 and B mag=5.8 at 0.6" (3) 2757 = xi 1 Sgr. Very strong twilight at all sites. (4) 2963 = sigma Cap. Triple star. A mag=5.3, B mag=9.0 at 56" and C mag=9.0 at 0.05" from B. Moon at low altitude for all sites. (5) Venus. Both daylight events. (6) 847 = zeta Tau. Double and var. A mag=2.8-3.2, B mag=5.2 at 0.007". (7) 2141 = 18 Lib. Double star. A mag=5.9 and B mag=9.9 at 20". Twilight for Melbourne and Hobart on Dec 21. (8) 2797 = pi Sgr. Triple star. A mag=3.6, B mag=3.6 at 0.093" and C mag=6.0v at 0.4" (9) 3275. Twilight for Sydney and Canberra. (10) 1813 = FW Vir. Variable. Mag = 5.63-5.75. (11) 2704. Double star. A mag=6.5, B mag=6.5 at 0.1". (12) 2759 = xi 2 Sgr. Low altitude. (13) 3419 = psi 1 Aqr. Triple star. A mag=4.2, B mag=10.0 at 50", C mag=10.0 at 0.6" from B. (14) 3256. Twilight at Melbourne and Hobart. (15) 946 = eta Gem. Triple and variable star. A mag=3.4, B mag=5.4v at 0.03" and C mag=8.8 at 1.4". Overall variations from 3.2 to 3.9. Low altitude for Melbourne and Hobart. (16) 2635 = 14 Sgr. Very strong twilight in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney. (17) 3171 = gamma Cap. Double star. A mag=5.8 and B mag=5.8 at 0.05". (18) 3288 = 50 Aqr. Very strong twilight for Sydney and Canberra. (19) 2133 = xi Lib. Low altitude for Sydney, Canberra and Hobart.Predictions for Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin
Date ZC Mag Ev % Brisbane CA Townsville CA Darwin CA Notes ------ ---- --- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- ----- Jan 3 2399 4.9 R 7- No Occult 19 19.8 68S 19 10.4 68S (1) Jan 13 76 5.9 D 37+ 9 39.5 48N No Occult No Occult (2) Jan 17 648 3.8 D 82+ Below Hor 15 37.9 63S 15 24.7 73S (3) Jan 17 653 4.8 D 82+ Below Hor Below Hor 16 07.5 40S (4) Jan 17 658 4.3 D 82+ Below Hor Below Hor 17 03.8 28N (5) Jan 20 1129 5.2 D 99+ 11 37.8 86N 11 25.0 87N No Occult (6) Jan 22 1418 5.7 R 97- 14 59.2 50S 14 45.6 69S 14 05.2 82S (7) Jan 25 1773 5.0 R 76- 14 54.0 51S 14 39.5 69S 14 18.8 82S (8) Feb 2 2757 5.0 R 7- 19 11.7 88S 19 01.2 74N Below Hor (9) Feb 29 2708 5.9 R 26- No Occult 17 49.4 31S 17 36.1 27S Mar 2 2963 5.3 R 11- 17 12.7 59N Below Hor Below Hor (10) Mar 13 847 3.0 D 51+ 13 10.7 30N No Occult No Occult (11) Mar 23 2133 5.5 R 87- 16 18.7 87N 15 52.5 74N 15 10.5 85N Mar 27 2638 5.3 R 53- 15 01.5 86S 14 50.9 78N Below Hor Mar 28 2797 2.9 R 43- 16 59.1 76S 16 47.0 83N 16 32.7 83N (12) Mar 30 3058 5.8 R 24- 18 16.5 13N No Occult No Occult Apr 8 658 4.3 D 17+ Below Hor Below Hor 11 40.1 61S (5) Apr 11 1129 5.2 D 48+ 11 45.3 57S 11 34.7 74S 11 09.2 73S (6) Apr 24 2746 5.7 R 69- 18 58.7 80N 18 28.4 46N 17 29.1 31N Apr 27 3126 4.3 R 41- 15 43.3 46N 15 20.7 10N Below Hor May 14 1813 5.7 D 85+ 8 16.2 63N 7 59.5 47N Daylight (13) May 21 2704 5.9 R 89- 19 30.9 64N No Occult No Occult (14) Jun 9 1702 4.0 D 54+ Below Hor Below Hor 14 55.1 21N Jun 13 2133 5.5 D 89+ 13 50.7 38N No Occult No Occult Jun 18 2779 3.8 R 98- 12 05.4 49S 12 00.6 77S 11 39.7 76S Jun 21 3171 3.7 R 81- 14 20.4 11S 14 39.6 65S 14 21.4 83S (17) Jun 21 3190 2.9 R 80- No Occult 19 54.2 18S 19 54.0 79S (18) Jun 23 3419 4.2 R 64- 14 44.1 80N 14 29.9 46N Below Hor (19) Jun 23 3425 4.4 R 63- 15 27.5 27S 15 39.5 71S 15 27.4 84N (20) Jul 11 2223 3.9 D 79+ No Occult 15 55.7 43S 15 30.3 84S (21) Jul 19 3256 6.0 R 92- 12 46.3 71N 12 21.8 35N No Occult Aug 11 2704 5.9 D 88+ 13 11.8 40N No Occult No Occult (14) Aug 12 2838 5.6 D 93+ No Occult 10 22.4 26S 9 39.9 35S (15) Aug 31 1773 5.0 D 5+ 8 27.5 73N 8 41.0 31N No Occult (8) Sep 3 2128 5.8 D 28+ No Occult 10 09.2 32S 9 25.9 54S (16) Sep 4 2247 5.4 D 37+ No Occult 10 04.5 21S Daylight Sep 11 3171 3.7 D 94+ 8 54.2 25S 8 28.5 60S Daylight (17) Sep 11 3190 2.9 D 95+ No Occult 14 11.8 33S 13 15.9 87N (18) Sep 20 847 3.0 R 53- No Occult No Occult 18 26.7 16S (11) Oct 9 3256 6.0 D 84+ 9 30.5 58N No Occult No Occult Oct 9 3275 6.0 D 85+ 14 45.7 56N No Occult No Occult Oct 18 946 3.3 R 69- 14 45.3 66S 14 33.8 79N No Occult (22) Oct 18 976 2.9 R 67- No Occult 18 53.7 16S 18 32.6 58S Nov 2 2838 5.6 D 32+ 11 13.6 89N 11 25.4 55N No Occult Nov 9 170 6.0 D 93+ 11 46.2 62N 11 44.2 69N No Occult Nov 9 192 5.1 D 94+ Below Hor 17 13.7 55N No Occult Nov 28 2635 5.5 D 5+ 9 47.6 48N No Occult No Occult Dec 2 3171 3.7 D 34+ 11 34.2 83S 11 45.0 68N 12 13.0 3N (17) Dec 3 3288 5.8 D 42+ 9 26.6 61N 9 54.2 15N No Occult (23) Dec 4 3419 4.2 D 53+ 12 23.2 75S 12 30.8 77N 12 40.5 28N (19) Dec 4 3425 4.4 D 53+ No Occult No Occult 13 28.2 65S (20) Dec 7 249 4.5 D 82+ No Occult 13 55.5 56S 13 26.9 82N Dec 10 668 3.5 D 99+ 15 03.3 43S 14 49.1 68S 14 13.1 77N Dec 13 1161 5.9 R 93- 15 30.4 70N 15 00.1 44N No Occult Dec 17 1689 5.2 R 54- 16 15.5 31S 16 07.4 57S 15 51.3 77S (24) Dec 21 2133 5.5 R 15- 14 40.8 69S Below Hor Below Hor Dec 30 3256 6.0 D 18+ 11 19.3 35N No Occult No OccultNotes to the Table for Brisbane, Townsville and Darwin
(1) 2399 = 24 (Sco)/Oph. Twilight in Townsville. Low altitude in Darwin. (2) 76 = 14 Cet. Twilight in Brisbane. (3) 648 = delta 1 Tau = Hyadum II. Double star. A mag=3.8 and B mag=8.6 at 0.2" ? (4) 653 = delta 2 Tau. Double star. A mag=4.8 and B mag=9.2 at 0.018" ? (5) 658 = delta 3 Tau = V776 Tau. Double star. A mag=4.2v and B mag=7.5 at 1.4". (6) 1129 = 63 Gem. Triple star. A mag=5.9, B mag=6.4 at 0.001" and C mag=7.5 at 0.047" (7) 1418 = 8 Leo. Double star. A mag=5.7, B mag=9.2 at ?". (8) 1773 = 16 Vir. Double star. A mag=5.8 and B mag=5.8 at 0.6" (9) 2757 = xi 1 Sgr. Very strong twilight at Brisbane. (10)2963 = sigma Cap. Triple star. A mag=5.3, B mag=9.0 at 56" and C mag=9.0 at 0.05" from B. Moon at low altitude for Brisbane. (11) 847 = zeta Tau. Double and var. A mag=2.8-3.2, B mag=5.2 at 0.007". (12)2797 = pi Sgr. Triple star. A mag=3.6, B mag=3.6 at 0.093" and C mag=6.0v at 0.4" (13)1813 = FW Vir. Variable. Mag = 5.63-5.75. May 14 - Bright twilight in Townsville. (14)2704. Double star. A mag=6.5, B mag=6.5 at 0.1". (15)2838 = 50 Sgr. Twilight for Darwin. (16)2128 = 13 Lib. Very strong twilight for Darwin. (17)3171 = gamma Cap. Double star. A mag=5.8 and B mag=5.8 at 0.05". Twilight in Townsville on Sept 11. (18)3190 = delta Cap. Twilight in Townsville on Jun 21. (19)3419 = psi 1 Aqr. Triple star. A mag=4.2, B mag=10.0 at 50", C mag=10.0 at 0.6" from B. (20)3425 = psi 2 Aqr. Double star. A mag=4.5 and B mag=6.6 at 0.234" ? (21)2223 = gamma Lib. Double star. A mag=4.0 and B mag=4.2 at 0.1". (22) 946 = eta Gem. Triple and variable star. A mag=3.4, B mag=5.4v at 0.03" and C mag=8.8 at 1.4". Overall variations from 3.2 to 3.9. (23)3288 = 50 Aqr. Twilight in Brisbane. (24)1689 = omega Vir. Variable star mag=5.2-5.5. Low altitude at Darwin.
Date ZC Mag Ev % Adelaide CA Perth CA Notes ------ ---- --- -- -- ---- -- ---- -- ----- Jan 17 658 4.3 D 82+ Below Hor 16 12.5 72S (1) Jan 20 1129 5.2 D 99+ 11 19.2 87S Daylight (2) Feb 2 2757 5.0 R 7- 19 03.1 41S Below Hor Feb 10 192 5.1 D 24+ 11 46.0 78N 11 13.0 66N Feb 11 322 5.6 D 34+ Below Hor 13 01.9 66N Feb 11 327 4.4 D 34+ Below Hor 14 14.6 29N (3) Feb 12 454 5.6 D 45+ Below Hor 14 13.8 43N Mar 13 847 3.0 D 51+ 9 52.5 59N 9 13.2 35N (4) Mar 23 2141 5.9 R 87- 16 36.2 11N 16 13.3 48N (5) Mar 25 2399 4.9 R 70- No Occult 18 39.1 28N Mar 27 2638 5.3 R 53- 14 49.1 34S Below Hor Mar 27 2639 6.0 R 53- 14 57.9 53N Below Hor Mar 30 3058 5.8 R 24- 18 29.8 62N 18 21.5 73N Apr 24 2746 5.7 R 69- 18 16.1 71S 17 24.7 57S Apr 24 2759 3.5 R 68- 21 04.2 55N 19 55.2 36N (6) Apr 27 3126 4.3 R 30- 15 50.1 84N Below Hor Apr 28 3275 6.0 R 30- 19 49.2 80S 19 22.4 89S May 21 2704 5.9 R 89- 18 58.2 77N 17 57.8 65N (7) Jun 9 1702 4.0 D 54+ 14 40.3 67S 14 31.8 58S (8) Jun 13 2133 5.5 D 89+ 13 06.7 85N 12 16.5 69S Jun 17 2633 3.8 R 100- 12 21.4 42N 11 57.9 62N (9) Jun 21 3190 2.9 R 80- No Occult 18 26.0 22S Jun 23 3419 4.2 R 64- 14 35.5 71S Below Hor (10) Jul 14 2633 3.8 D 97+ 19 59.9 76S 20 00.3 70N (9) Jul 19 3256 6.0 R 92- 12 34.5 79S Below Hor Jul 28 976 2.9 R 7- 21 20.4 39N Below Hor (11) Aug 11 2704 5.9 D 88+ 12 18.9 65N 11 20.7 68N (7) Aug 20 322 5.6 R 71- 20 38.2 88N No Occult Sep 3 2133 5.5 D 28+ 10 50.1 49N 10 17.1 47N (12) Sep 11 3190 2.9 D 95+ No Occult 12 43.9 29S Oct 9 3275 6.0 D 85+ 14 18.4 51N No Occult Oct 16 654 6.0 R 86- Daylight 19 57.8 86S (13) Oct 18 976 2.9 R 67- No Occult 17 42.3 4S Oct 29 2291 5.5 D 5+ Below Hor 11 25.1 86N Nov 2 2838 5.6 D 32+ 10 51.8 90S Daylight Nov 9 170 6.0 D 93+ 11 10.7 81S Daylight Nov 9 192 5.1 D 94+ 16 35.2 89S 16 15.3 62N Nov 10 327 4.4 D 98+ Below Hor 18 39.3 33S (3) Dec 2 3171 3.7 D 34+ 11 12.7 85S 10 53.3 51N (14) Dec 2 3190 2.9 D 35+ Below Hor 15 02.6 76S Dec 4 3419 4.2 D 53+ 11 55.1 78S 11 25.4 56N (10) Dec 4 3425 4.4 D 53+ No Occult 13 00.1 18S (15) Dec 7 249 4.5 D 82+ No Occult 12 29.5 75S Dec 10 668 3.5 D 99+ 14 33.6 30S 13 33.2 74S Dec 13 1161 5.9 R 93- 15 06.1 84N Below Hor Dec 30 3256 6.0 D 18+ 11 04.4 39N No OccultNotes to the Table for Adelaide and Perth
(1) 658 = delta 3 Tau = V776 Tau. Double star. A mag=4.2v and B mag=7.5 at 1.4". (2) 1129 = 63 Gem. Triple star. A mag=5.9, B mag=6.4 at 0.001" and C mag=7.5 at 0.047". (3) 327 = xi 1 Cet. Double star. A mag=4.4 and B mag=? at 0.1". Low altitude for Perth on Feb 11. (4) 847 = zeta Tau. Double and var. A mag=2.8-3.2, B mag=5.2 at 0.007". (5) 2141 = 18 Lib. Double star. A mag=5.9 and B mag=9.9 at 20". (6) 2759 = xi Sgr. Very bright twilight in Adelaide. (7) 2704. Double star. A mag=6.5, B mag=6.5 at 0.1". (8) 1702 = nu Vir. Low altitude for Adelaide. (9) 2633 = mu Sgr. Double star. A mag=4.1 and B mag=7.0v at 0.011". (10)3419 = psi 1 Aqr. Triple star. A mag=4.2, B mag=10.0 at 50", C mag=10.0 at 0.6" from B. Strong twilight in Perth on Dec 4. (11) 976 = mu Gem. Very strong twilight for Adelaide. (12)2133 = xi Lib. Strong twilight in Perth. (13) 654. Double star. A mag=5.0 and B mag=7.0 at 0.05". (14)3171 = gamma Cap. Double star. A mag=5.8 and B mag=5.8 at 0.05". Daylight in Perth. (15)3425 = psi 2 Aqr. Double star. A mag=4.5 and B mag=6.6 at 0.234" ?
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